NIH sequences genome of a fungus that causes life-threatening pneumonia
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Washington, DC - Researchers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, in collaboration with extramural organizations, have sequenced nearly the entire genome of human, mouse and rat Pneumocystis. This organism causes a life-threatening pneumonia in immunosuppressed hosts. Pneumocystis was one of the first infections that led to the initial recognition of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has been responsible for thousands of deaths over the past 30 years and remains a significant risk in the HIV/AIDS population as well as in transplant recipients and other immunosuppressed patients.
Scientists Develop Recipe for Testosterone-Producing Cells
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Baltimore, Maryland - Researchers led by teams at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Wenzhou Medical University of China have discovered a way to keep adult stem cells that are destined to become testosterone-producing cells multiplying and on track to fulfill their fate, a new study reports.
Coordinated Response Could Reduce Spread of Emerging Superbug in Health Facilities
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Baltimore, Maryland - A simulation of how the so-called “superbug” carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) might spread among health care facilities found that coordinated efforts prevented more than 75 percent of the often-severe infections that would have otherwise occurred over a five-year period.
Don't let sex be forbidden topic after cancer
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Scottsdale, Arizona - While you were growing up, how many of you were taught that sex was inappropriate for casual conversation? For some of us, the topic was not only absent from social conversation but also in our families.
New Aspirin Guidelines
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Rochester, Minnesota - The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published new aspirin guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Those guidelines recommend low-dose aspirin for certain men and women with a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Sorting Through the 'Mysteries of Good Cholesterol'
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Rochester, Minnesota - Every once in a while, a study comes along that leaves you wondering what you just read and what it really means. Researchers at the University of Cambridge published a new study in the journal Science seems to throw sand on the traditional medical wisdom that says high levels of good cholesterol are beneficial for our hearts.
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